About Gregory
Greg is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). He also is certified by the North Carolina State Bar both as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and as a Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law. Greg has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. He frequently lectures to civic and community groups and at continuing legal education seminars on various topics relating to estate planning and administration and Medicaid planning. Prior to attending law school, Greg was a trust officer in Retirement Plan Services for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Greg is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). He also is certified by the North Carolina State Bar both as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and as a Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law. Greg has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. He frequently lectures to civic and community groups and at continuing legal education seminars on various topics relating to estate planning and administration and Medicaid planning. Prior to attending law school, Greg was a trust officer in Retirement Plan Services for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Wilmington, NC (2015)
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- Recognized: Elder Law
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Southeast Fellows Institute of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel, Class of '21
- North Carolina State Bar — Specialty Committee: Estate Planning and Probate Law
- North Carolina Community Foundation (Craven County affiliate board member 2003-present)
- North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Elder & Special Needs Law; Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law
- New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce (Leadership Craven Alumnus, Class of 2000)
- National Elder Law Foundation
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Arendell Parrott Academy (board of trustees 2008-present; executive committee 2010-2012; secretary 2012-2015; vice-president 2016-present)
- "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2017-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2019
- "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers, 2015
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2010 and 2013-2016, and 2018
